I mean it is very suspicious that the dual party system held up for such as long time, because previously parties came and went. Other countries with FPTP are able to maintain a pluripartisan makeup, making and breaking coalitions as needed.
the only other one of note (tmk) is the UK, and that coalitioning is most likely due to how much more overall representation they actualy have.
last i looked it up, the UK has something like 150k or less pop/seat?
the US is nearing 1m/seat, with the senate thrown on top which by itself gives 2/3rds of national power to <1/3rd of the population. Canvassing to 1m people just isnt fiscally/time viable for the kind of people who would actually do more than just abuse their position for $/power.
it should be noted, the legislation passed capping House seats in the US was created specifically to hamstring growing progressive/anti-establishment voices in the cities, back in the 20’s.
every single time the US government has had a chance at reforming it’s broken government the powers that be have chosen instead to entrench themselves further…now there are entire states that arguably shouldn’t even have 1 House seat
I mean it is very suspicious that the dual party system held up for such as long time, because previously parties came and went. Other countries with FPTP are able to maintain a pluripartisan makeup, making and breaking coalitions as needed.
the only other one of note (tmk) is the UK, and that coalitioning is most likely due to how much more overall representation they actualy have.
last i looked it up, the UK has something like 150k or less pop/seat?
the US is nearing 1m/seat, with the senate thrown on top which by itself gives 2/3rds of national power to <1/3rd of the population. Canvassing to 1m people just isnt fiscally/time viable for the kind of people who would actually do more than just abuse their position for $/power.
it should be noted, the legislation passed capping House seats in the US was created specifically to hamstring growing progressive/anti-establishment voices in the cities, back in the 20’s.
every single time the US government has had a chance at reforming it’s broken government the powers that be have chosen instead to entrench themselves further…now there are entire states that arguably shouldn’t even have 1 House seat